WeJamaicans.com » jamaicans http://www.wejamaicans.com Online Community for Jamaicans at Home and Abroad! Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 In Memory of Lucky D http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/10/27/in-memory-of-lucky-d/ http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/10/27/in-memory-of-lucky-d/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:00:41 +0000 admin.WJ http://www.wejamaicans.com/jamaica/145 Lucky Dube has been hailed as ‘The shining star of African reggae (afropop.com) and ‘South Africa’s biggest selling contemporary artist’ (Mail & Guardian). However, he isn’t merely this, he’s a modern day hero with a message that has touched millions of people’s hearts around the world. With an incredible 21 albums under his musical belt, he has proved himself one of not only South Africa’s, but also the world’s greatest reggae superstars. A man with superb musical taste and genuis, an

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]]> http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/10/27/in-memory-of-lucky-d/feed/ 3 Jud’s Interview with Cherine Anderson http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/09/27/reggae-cherine-anderson/ http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/09/27/reggae-cherine-anderson/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:10:41 +0000 admin.WJ http://www.wejamaicans.com/jamaica/136 Q. Is Cherine Anderson your birth name or a stage name? A. Cherine Anderson is both my birth name and my stage name.

Q. As a young and talented actress and songwriter who grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. What are some of the things that you would try to fix if you were given a second chance? A. I’m simply an entertainer, so I’ll just try to entertain people to the best of my abilities. But, things that I’d love to see

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No words could capture the feeling that raced through my body at that moment. The moment when the plane hovered over the lush green mountains of Jamaica. The moment when the ‘love bird’ descended onto the hot asphalt, and bumped its way up to the runway. Only the erratic beating of my heart, and the fluttering of wings in my stomach as the butterflies took off and circled there, could convey the immensity of my feelings, at that moment.

After

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]]> http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/05/04/unforgettable-a-native-returns-home-to-jamaica/feed/ 0 Interview with Anthony Cruz http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/04/13/interview-with-anthony-cruz/ http://www.wejamaicans.com/2007/04/13/interview-with-anthony-cruz/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:50:00 +0000 admin.WJ http://wejamaicans.com/site/?p=10 His musical style is reminiscent of a dieing breed of vocalists: the ones whose voice pulsates in our souls, leaves memories on the heart that will last throughout the years, and will be recalled to the mind time and time again generations later. As he crones and serenades not for the love of

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